(FILES) This file photo taken on May 29, 2017 shows a person holding the nozzle of a diesel pump at a petrol station in Brest, western France.
France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the Paris climate accord, new Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced on July 6, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / FRED TANNEAU
